Writing Blog
This regular column is for authors–of every genre–who want to achieve their dreams on not just writing a book, but to write a great book that readers will love. We share our experiences and insights after publishing and marketing more than thirty books (many bestsellers and award winning ones) to reach more readers.
Check out the new posts and the hundreds of archived ones to get you inspired, writing, and selling your ebooks.
The Keys to Keeping Yourself Motivated to Write
I’m sure that we have all experienced it. That cold, nagging doubt that tells us we aren’t good enough, or that we...
An Anniversary Special Where We Give Out the Gifts!
It is crazy what a year brings! For Jesper and I, it has been to combine efforts to create the Am Writing Fantasy...
Nail Your Book Synopsis Quickly with These Two Sentences!
I’ve heard far too many authors talk about how much they dread writing a book blurb or synopsis. I get it! I used to...
Are you ignoring these 85 million readers?
Yes, I wrote readers. Not registered users, but actual readers who LOVE reading. Can you guess where they are? First,...
How to Find Readers on Social Media
As Jesper mentioned in his video on marketing books in 2019, you have to use paid ads to be visible. BUT, is paid...
Should You Use Amazon Ads to Promote Your Book? A Guide for Authors
This blog post, originally written in March 2019, delves into the subject of book marketing and the challenges faced...
How To Maintain Your Story Flow
Writer’s minds are amazing. We can keep the threads of stories, characters, and fragments of worlds swirling around in...
3 Reasons New Writers Fail
Have you reached the end of your first manuscript? It is a huge milestone! Perhaps a bigger one than you realize...
Who Said That? Dialogue and Your Writing – Post 4: Line Breaks
How many characters are speaking in a paragraph of your writing? Really, the question is how many characters should be...